Saudia will fly six times a week to King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah on 787-9 aircraft from June 1 – increasing to daily services from August.
This takes the long haul destinations you can fly to from Gatwick to 48.
But what are the other 47 long haul destinations you can fly to from Gatwick? He is a list including 15 in North America, 11 in the Caribbean, five in Mexico and South America, 2 in the Middle East, 7 in Africa and seven in South & South East Asia.
What counts as a long haul flight? In the UK, airlines generally class 7 hours or longer as long haul.
Here are those destinations and the airport codes.
41. Goa - GOI
Goa is a state in western India with coastlines stretching along the Arabian Sea Photo: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
42. Ahmedabad -AMD
The largest city in the state of Gujarat - a new long haul destination for Gatwick Photo: SAM PANTHAKY
43. Amritsar -ATQ
Another new long haul destination from Gatwick Photo: NARINDER NANU
44. Kochi -COK
The Indian city is another new long haul destination from Gatwick Photo: Atul Loke